Here are examples of cases the Hawks are prioritising.
Between April and August 2020, the director of Mtititi Drop-in Centre allegedly claimed R3.2m Covid-19 social relief funds from the UIF on behalf of her 242 former Malamulele-based extended public works programme workers. But the workers’ contracts had been terminated before the country’s lockdown was declared. The claimed funds never reached the pockets of the former employees.
Director Dorris Mashimbye and her husband William Khosa were arrested. The case is remanded to November 3 2022 for plea.In the financial years 2019 to 2022, 1,655 suspects were arrested and 605 convicted.On September 11 2018 a suspect travelling from SA to Hong Kong was caught by customs officials at OR Tambo International Airport carrying a sports bag containing R86.9m in cash. She had already boarded the flight when she was arrested and removed by Sars officials.
The accused faced a fine of R200,000 or 24 months’ imprisonment and further 24 months’ imprisonment suspended for three years conditionally.Msawenkosi Gazu and Fakazile Mazibuko were arrested in 2014 and were found guilty of running a Ponzi scheme under the name of Trade for Life. They would accept deposits from the public acting as a bank. Once the monies were no longer being generated, they changed the company to TVI and continued accepting deposits from the public.
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